It’s been more than a year since the iPad was released, but during all this time, iPad owners have either had to deal with either the official Facebook app for the iPhone (that you had to stretch out—badly—to fill the iPad’s larger screen, install unofficial iPad-optimized apps like Friendly or MyPad, or just use the browser to go to the non-touch friendly website. We have no idea why an official Facebook app for the iPad is taking so long, but it looks like we won’t have to wait much longer.
According to this NYTimes report, the official Facebook app for iPad is in its final stages of testing and could be launched within the next few weeks. What will it bring to the table? We don’t know how it’s going to look and feel like, but people who have seen the app mentioned a “slick design” that’s tailored for touch, with overhauled Chat and Facebook Groups functions, and full-resolution photos and videos. The app will also be tied it with the iPad 2’s built-in cameras, allowing users to shoot and upload photos and videos directly.
Still no word on when exactly the free app’s going to be available, but hey, we waited this long. What’s a few more weeks?
Tags: Facebook, iOS Apps, iPad Apps, Mobile Apps
